We have a deal, again.
While the sequel is rarely as good as the original, and the third installment even less so, for Major League Soccer, the players’ association and fans wanting domestic soccer, the Friday evening announcement of an agreement on a third Collective Bargaining Agreement in about a year will be welcome closure to a seemingly interminable saga rivaling the Matrix trilogy for headache-inducing drama. Or trauma.
“Major League Soccer and the Major League Soccer Players Association today reached a tentative agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement,” the league said in a release. “The agreement, covering the next seven years from 2021 through 2027, is subject to the approval of the MLS Board of Governors and the membership of the MLSPA.